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Generate an Argument: An Instructional Model
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The Generate an Argument instructional model was designed to engage students in scientific argumentation. By using this model, students develop complex reasoning and critical-thinking skills, understand the nature and…
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Students can gain an appreciation for the structure and function of local environments by studying the potential impacts of small changes in local microclimate on plant distribution. The concept of microclimate is easy…
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The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank features an activity on stratigraphy and geologic time, an introduction of Climacostomum—the most versatile…
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Research and Teaching: Graduate Students as Middle School Content Experts
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This article describes how an NSF project sponsors graduate students who provide rich science content expertise for middle school teachers and their students and simultaneously gives these graduate students extensive…
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Teaching Multiple Intelligences
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In this article, a questionnaire was developed and administered to assess students' attitudes toward science. The results confirmed that many students have negative attitudes. Students also completed a multiple-…
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Using Interviews to Explore Student Ideas in Science
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Design and conduct interviews to assess student knowledge before teaching a topic.
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Scope on Safety: Safety is for everyone
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The National Science Education Standards reject any situation where some people are discouraged from pursuing science and excluded from opportunities to learn it. In concert with the Standards are federal laws and…
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Breezy Power: From Wind to Energy
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This lesson combines the science concepts of renewable energy and producing electricity with the technology concepts of design, constraints, and technology’s impact on the environment. Over five class periods, sixth-…
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A Life-Cycle Assessment of Biofuels
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A life-cycle assessment (LCA) is a tool used by engineers to make measurements of net energy, greenhouse gas production, water consumption, and other items of concern. This article describes an activity designed to walk…
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Tried and True: Scare them to death
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This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. In this month’s issue learn how to tackle the health education topic of HIV/AIDS.
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The Green Room: Global Environmental Issues
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This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue presents several global environmental issues and suggests a classroom activity for each.
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Biological Effects of Static Magnetic Fields: Ideal Experiments for Introductory Courses
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A serendipitous finding involving static magnetic fields can be used to design experiments suitable for both science and nonscience majors. It has been reported that organisms respond differently to high-gauss magnetic…
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Light on Trial: Using a Courtroom Drama to Compare Scientific Hypotheses
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A narrative in the form of a courtroom trial is used to compare evidence on the nature of light as part of an introductory college physics course. Prosecuting and defense attorneys present evidence for and against…
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Envision: Inquiry-Based Environmental Science
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Team up with scientists and other teachers to develop inquiry-based research projects. This article describes the Envision program, which allows teachers to design and conduct their own environmental investigations.…
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The authors developed a protocol for observing laboratory learning environments. It directs observer attention to forms of student engagement and discourse. By categorizing the predominant forms of engagement and…
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